Photo Gallery: City of Glendale Tree Lighting

Gabrielle Goglia, with Glendale Parks and Recreation, with her son Paul, 3, and daughter Alyssa, 5, of Tujunga, watch Santa Claus descend a stairwell right in front of them at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Karen Cruz, of Glendale, in back, with her daughter Megan, 7, who sits on the knee of Santa Claus at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

The audience at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Elementary school students from Verdugo Woodlands line up before going on stage to perform at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Anna Parsamian, 17, squirts whipped cream onto a cup of hot chocolate, provided by Starbucks, at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Fifth grader from Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School Mila Reddy sings at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School student Josie Veisner sings at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Santa Claus makes an appearance at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Glendale Mayor Paula Devine, with councilmen Ara Najarian and Vartan Gharpetian at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Family members take pictures of their children on the lap of Santa Claus at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

With the Christmas Tree lit, students from Verdugo Woodlands Elemenary School sing at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Students from Verdugo Woodlands Elemenary School sing at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

The Wilson Choir from Wilson Middle School comes off of the stage, happy about their performance, at the City of Glendale tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event was put together by Glendale Parks and Recreation with entertainment by Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Wilson Middle School, and Santa Claus made an appearance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)